Sony XTL-750W User manual

Category
Car video systems
Type
User manual

Sony XTL-750W is a mobile color TV that allows you to watch TV broadcasts, videos from connected players, and listen to audio with the picture turned off. The device has several screen modes, including the ability to view a wide-screen image, as well as zoom and full-screen modes. With 12 programmable station buttons, you can easily store your favorite channels for quick access. You can adjust the brightness of the screen and use the dimmer control to achieve optimal image quality. The device features a low-reflection liquid crystal panel to reduce glare from external light sources.

Sony XTL-750W is a mobile color TV that allows you to watch TV broadcasts, videos from connected players, and listen to audio with the picture turned off. The device has several screen modes, including the ability to view a wide-screen image, as well as zoom and full-screen modes. With 12 programmable station buttons, you can easily store your favorite channels for quick access. You can adjust the brightness of the screen and use the dimmer control to achieve optimal image quality. The device features a low-reflection liquid crystal panel to reduce glare from external light sources.

XTL-750W
2000 Sony Corporation
Mobile Color TV
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
Zur Installation und zum Anschluß siehe die mitgelieferte Installations-/
Anschlußanleitung.
Operating Instructions
Bedienungsanleitung
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Thank you for purchasing the Sony Mobile Colour TV.
• This unit can receive the TV broadcasts in the United Kingdom and
other CCIR B/G system areas such as Germany.
• You can connect both PAL and NTSC video playback units.
• The low reflection liquid crystal panel reduces the glare from outside
lighting sources.
• You can manually adjust the brightness of the display according to the
prevailing light conditions of the surrounding environs.
• The visual off function turns the picture off so that you can listen to the
TV or video sound only.
• The automatic memory function can store up to 12 stations.
• This unit has several input/output terminals for connecting a video
player and rear monitor.
• In addition to normal screen mode, full screen, zoom screen, and wide-
zoom screen modes are also available.
• The backlighting control (DIMMER) produces sharp contrast images free
from reversed or blurred colors. Furthermore, the Auto bright control
feature continuously makes automatic adjustments to screen brightness in
response to the surrounding light conditions. Manual brightness
(DIMMER) adjustment is also available for two set levels, high and low.
Welcome!
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Table of Contents
Warning and Precautions..................................................................................... 4
Getting Started
Selecting a TV system........................................................................................ 5
Storing TV stations automatically (Automatic memory function) ............. 6
Watching a TV Programme ................................................................................. 7
Viewing the Wide Screen ..................................................................................... 8
Watching a Video ................................................................................................ 10
Listening to the TV/video Sound with the Picture Off
(Visual off function)......................................................................................... 11
Adjusting the Picture .......................................................................................... 12
Adjusting the Screen Brightness
(Auto bright control)........................................................................................... 14
Using the Navigation System ............................................................................ 15
Listening to the TV/video Sound while Using the Navigation System
(Simultaneous play function) ............................................................................ 16
Location of Controls............................................................................................ 17
Additional Information ...................................................................................... 18
Specifications........................................................................................................ 20
Troubleshooting Guide....................................................................................... 21
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Warning and Precautions
Warning
Never use a fuse with an amperage rating exceeding the one supplied
with the unit as this could damage the unit.
Fuse replacement
When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one that matches the
amperage described on the original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the
power connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse blows again after
replacement, there may be an internal malfunction. In such a case,
consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Precautions
• Do not mount the monitor where it will obstruct the driver’s view.
• Do not touch the TV aerial and monitor at the same time during
storms. You may get an electric shock.
• If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable
rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before
operating it.
If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit that are
not covered in this manual, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.
Preventing accidents
The TV/video pictures appear only after you park the car and set the
parking brake.
When the car starts moving, the TV/video pictures automatically
disappear for safety reasons,
after displaying the following caution for
5 seconds.
Do not operate equipment connected to the TV tuner unit or watch
the monitor while driving. You may cause a traffic accident if your
attention is distracted by the monitor.
Fuse
PICTURE OFF
FOR
YOUR SAFETY
Comply with the Road Traffic Laws in your country.
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TV
SYSTEM
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Getting Started
Selecting a TV system
Set the TV system selector on the side of the TV tuner unit, to the
correct position for your area.
Areas except United Kingdom: set to 1
United Kingdom: set to 2
If you select TV system 1 on the TV tuner unit, press (ITALY) on the
wireless remote. If the picture does not appear, press (ITALY) again.
When you select TV system 1, the TV programme numbers appear
as follows:
When you select TV system 2, the TV programme numbers appear
as follows:
TV system selector
continued t
ITALY button
VHF (Areas except Italy) VHF (Italy) UHF (Both areas)
UHF (United Kingdom)
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
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SEEKVOL
ITALY
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Storing TV stations automatically
(Automatic memory function)
You can store up to 12 VHF/UHF stations.
VHF stations on programme numbers 2 through 12 are stored on the
programme number buttons. UHF stations on programme numbers
21 through 69 are stored in order after the stored VHF stations.
1 Press (POWER) on the TV.
The POWER indicator lights up.
2 Press (TV/VIDEO) repeatedly until a TV
programme appears on the display.
3 Press (A MEM) on the wireless remote for two
seconds.
The wireless remote stores VHF stations on the programme
number buttons corresponding to the VHF station numbers.
UHF stations are stored on the remaining programme number
buttons in order.
(Continued)
1
2
3
Programme
number buttons
POWER indicator
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
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SEEKVOL
TV/VIDEO
NAVI ITALY
2
Programme number button
VHF station
UHF station
For Italy
1
-
21
-
3
-
24
B
2
2
-
A
4
4
-
C
5
-
27
D
6
6
-
E
7
-
32
F
9
-
34
H
10
10
-
H1
11
-
48
H2
12
12
-
-
Example
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Note
The TV picture does not appear while the car is moving for safety reasons.
1 Press (POWER).
The POWER indicator lights up.
2 Press the programme number buttons (1 through
12) to select the desired TV station.
The TV programme number appears for five seconds in
the upper right corner of the display each time you select
a station.
3 Adjust the volume.
Press (VOL) on the monitor, or on the wireless remote.
Note
Adjust the volume on the monitor before adjusting the volume
on the wireless remote.
Turning on the on-screen display
Press (DSPL).
To turn off the display, press it again.
Turning off the TV
Press (POWER).
If you cannot receive the stored stations while traveling
Press (SEEK) momentarily to search for the station automatically.
When the unit receives a station, it stops scanning. Press the button
repeatedly until the desired station is received.
Watching a TV Programme
3
3
SEEK button
DSPL button
2
1
POWER indicator
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
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123
456
10 11 12
SEEKVOL
ITALY
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In addition to normal screen mode, full screen, zoom screen, and
wide-zoom screen modes are also available.
Press (SELECT).
Pressing (SELECT) switches the screen mode in the
following sequence:
Viewing the Wide Screen
SELECT button
Full screen
An image with an aspect ratio
of 4 to 3 enlarged to the left
and right edges of the screen.
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C
Normal (regular) screen
An image with an aspect ratio
of 4 to 3 (regular image).
Wide-zoom screen
An image with an aspect ratio
of 4 to 3, with only the left and
right sides of the image being
enlarged to fill the screen.
Zoom screen
An image with an aspect ratio
of 4 to 3 enlarged to the left
and right edges of the screen,
with the overflowing parts of
the top and bottom cut off to
fill the screen.
X
x
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Tips
With this operation:
The wireless remote does not work.
Beeps are deactivated.
The screen size type is not displayed.
When you turn on the unit again, the screen mode is reset to full screen.
Images may appear coarse-grained when viewed in the zoom screen mode.
This unit is manufactured according to wide-zoom specifications for typical
home-use wide TV sets.
Changing the screen mode will also change the scale of the map screen on your
navigation system.
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Watching a Video
Note
The video picture does not appear while the car is moving for safety
reasons.
You can watch video CDs and cassettes recorded in either the PAL
or NTSC colour system. Make sure you have connected a video
player to the TV tuner unit correctly.
For details, see the Installation/Connections manual.
1 Press (POWER).
The POWER indicator lights up.
2 Press (TV/VIDEO) to select the input you
connected the
video player to
,
VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2.
Each time you press (TV/VIDEO), the indication changes
as follows.
B TV programme number B VIDEO 1 B VIDEO 2
3 Turn the video player on and begin playback.
The unit displays PAL or NTSC colour system video
pictures and the following display appears for five
seconds.
1
2
PAL Video
NTSC Video
POWER indicator
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
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ITALY
VIDEO 1
NTSC
VIDEO 2
PAL
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Press (V OFF) for two seconds.
You only hear the sound of the selected programme.
To cancel the visual off function, press (V OFF) again. If you
turn the unit off or turn the ignition switch to the OFF position,
the visual off function will be cancelled.
The visual off function is also canceled when you select another
TV programme with the programme number buttons (TV only).
Listening to the TV/video Sound
with the Picture Off
(Visual off function)
V (visual) OFF button
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
789
123
456
10 11 12
SEEKVOL
ITALY
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Adjusting the Picture
1
3
2
You can adjust the colour, hue and brightness of the picture.
1 Press (POWER).
The POWER indicator lights up.
2 Press (SEL).
Each time you press (SEL), the items change as follows.
Note
You do not need to adjust HUE when watching a TV
programme or playing back PAL video sources. When you
press (SEL), only COL and BRIGHT appear.
3 Press either SEL (+) or (
-
) to adjust.
Press one of these buttons within five seconds. The item
will be cancelled after five seconds if you do not touch the
(+) or (
-
).
COL (colour)
HUE
(+)
(
-
)
Colour
For more colour
intensity
Y
For less colour
intensity
Brightness
To brighten
the picture
Y
To darken the
picture
Hue
To make the
picture greenish
Y
To make the
picture reddish
BRIGHT (brightness)
POWER indicator
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
789
123
456
10 11 12
SEEKVOL
ITALY
COL
BRIGHTHUE
RG
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Tips
To restore the factory settings, press (SEL) for more than two seconds.
VISUAL STD (standard) appears.
When the picture is too dark or too bright from the viewing position,
press (SEL) to select BRIGHT and press (+) or (
-
).
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Brightness sensor
Adjusting the Screen Brightness
(Auto bright control)
Depending on the surrounding light, you can adjust the screen
brightness by controlling the brightness of the fluorescent pipe
installed in the liquid crystal panel.
Change the DIMMER selector located on the side of the monitor to
LOW, HIGH or AUTO.
Side of the monitor
LOW: Reduces the screen brightness.
HIGH: Increases the screen brightness.
AUTO: The unit responds to the surrounding light and adjusts the
screen brightness automatically (auto bright control).
Notes
Do not cover the brightness sensor. If you cover the sensor,
the auto bright control will not work.
The HIGH setting may make the screen look dazzling to your
eyes in the nighttime. Driving immediately after viewing the
screen could be dangerous; wait for your eyes to get
accustomed to the surround light before driving.
LOW
HIGH AUTO
DIMMER
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You can display navigation information by connecting an optional
navigation system.
1 Press (POWER).
The POWER indicator lights up.
2 Press (NAVI) momentarily.
NAVI appears for five seconds in the upper left corner of
the screen.
Note
As of January 2000, the Sony navigation system will be not
available.
Using the Navigation System
1
2
POWER indicator
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
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SEEKVOL
ITALY
2
NAVI
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You can listen to the TV or video sound even while the navigation
system is on.
1 Press (POWER) and select a TV programme, or
select VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 and begin video
playback.
2 Press (NAVI) for two seconds.
The navigation display appears, and the sound of the
selected TV programme or video is heard.
Listening to another TV programme
Press a programme number button or (SEEK).
Changing to the TV or video screen
Press (TV/VIDEO).
Canceling the simultaneous play function
To turn the TV or video sound off, press (NAVI) for two seconds.
Listening to the TV/video Sound while Using
the Navigation System
(Simultaneous play function)
2
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
789
123
456
10 11 12
SEEKVOL
ITALY
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* Monaural sound is heard from the left and right loudspeakers.
VOL (volume)
button
Right speaker*
POWER
indicator
Left
speaker*
Wireless remote
NAVI
TV/VIDEO
SEL
A MEMV OFF DSPL
2SEC
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SEEKVOL
ITALY
SEL (select) button
VOL (volume) button
V (visual) OFF button
(Press for two seconds.)
Brightness sensor
TV/VIDEO button
SELECT button
SEARCH button
Location of Controls
Monitor
NAVI button
POWER (on/off) switch
Wireless remote sensor
DIMMER
(LOW/HIGH/
AUTO)
selector
NAVI (navigation) button
(Press for two seconds for
simultaneous play function.)
+/
-
button
TV/VIDEO button
SEEK button
DSPL (display) button
A MEM (auto memory)
button
(Press for two seconds.)
Program number
buttons
ITALY button
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Installing the batteries
Battery life is about six months depending on the amount you use
the wireless remote.
Notes on batteries
To avoid damage from battery leakage and subsequent corrosion:
insert the batteries matching the + and “–” ends on the
batteries to the + and “–” diagrams inside the battery
compartment
do not use an old battery with a new one, or different types of
batteries together
remove the batteries when you do not use the unit for a long
period of time
do not charge the batteries.
If any battery leakage occurs, replace all the batteries with new ones
after cleaning the battery compartment.
Notes on the wireless remote
Do not leave the wireless remote near any heat sources, or in a
place subject to direct sunlight (especially on the dashboard).
When you park your car in direct sunlight, place the wireless
remote in a location such as the glove-box, where it will not be
subjected to direct sunlight.
About wireless radios and portable telephones
When you use a wireless radio or portable telephone near this unit,
picture or sound interference may occur. Do not use such devices near
this unit.
Additional Information
Two size AA (R6) batteries
(not supplied)
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About the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel
Do not press on the LCD panel on the monitor unit as doing so
can distort the picture or cause a malfunction. The picture may
become unclear, or the LCD panel may be damaged.
Notes on cleaning
Clean the LCD panel with a slightly damp soft cloth.
Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially
available cleaners or antistatic spray.
Do not use this unit in temperatures under 5° C or over 45° C.
If your car was parked in a cold or hot place, the picture may not
be clear. The monitor is not damaged. The picture will become
clear after the temperature in your car becomes normal.
Some stationary blue or red dots may appear on the monitor.
These are called bright spots, and can happen with any LCD.
The LCD panel is highly sophisticated, and more than 99.99 % of
the segments used in the panel are flawless. However, there is a
possibility that less than 0.01 % of the segments are defective and
may not light up properly. However, these segments will not
interfere with your viewing.
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Specifications
Monitor (XVM-753W)
System Liquid crystal colour display
Display Transparent TN LCD panel
Drive systemTFT active matrix system
Picture size
7 in.; 155.52 × 87.75 mm, 178.57 mm
(w × h, diagonally)
Picture segment
336.960 (w 1440 × h 234 )
Speaker type
35 × 20 mm
dynamic speaker
× 2
Power requirements
12 V DC car battery
(negative earth)
Current drain
Approx. 1.0 A
Dimensions 215 × 126.5 × 34 mm (w × h × d)
Operating temperature
+5° C ~ +45° C
Mass Approx. 650 g
TV tuner unit (XT-993V)
Television system
CCIR B,G,I system
Colour system
TV: PAL
Video: PAL, NTSC
Channel converge
VHF: CCIR 2 CH ~ 12 CH
ITALY A CH ~ H2 CH
UHF: 21 CH ~ 69 CH (CCIR/ITALY)
UHF: B21 CH ~ B69 CH (UK)
Power requirements
12 V DC car battery
(negative earth)
Current drain
Approx. 0.5 A
Output terminals
Video output: RCA pin 1 Vp-p, 75 ohm
Audio output: RCA pin -10 dBs, 10 kohm
Monitor output: Square 16 -pin (exclusive)
Input terminals
Video input (2 system): RCA pin 1 Vp-p,
75 ohm
Audio input: RCA pin -10 dBs, 10 kohm
Aerial input (4 system): mini plug
Navigation input: Square 16-pin
(exclusive)
RCA pin:
Video 1 Vp-p, 75 ohm
Audio (monaural)
-10 dBs, 10 kohm
Dimensions 202 × 30 × 140 mm (w × h × d)
Mass Approx. 750 g
Wireless remote (RM-X86)
Power requirements
AA (R6) battery × 2
Operable range
Approx. 3 m
Dimensions 62 × 25 × 115 mm (w × h × d)
Mass Approx. 100 g
(including batteries)
TV aerial (VCA-114)
Cord 5 m, 75 ohm
Supplied accessories
Wireless remote (1)
Power input cord (1)
Monitor cable (1)
TV aerial (1)
Parts for installation and
connections (1 set)
Mounting kit (1 set)
Optional accessories
Power switch adaptor
XA-15
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
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Sony XTL-750W User manual

Category
Car video systems
Type
User manual

Sony XTL-750W is a mobile color TV that allows you to watch TV broadcasts, videos from connected players, and listen to audio with the picture turned off. The device has several screen modes, including the ability to view a wide-screen image, as well as zoom and full-screen modes. With 12 programmable station buttons, you can easily store your favorite channels for quick access. You can adjust the brightness of the screen and use the dimmer control to achieve optimal image quality. The device features a low-reflection liquid crystal panel to reduce glare from external light sources.

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